Bill Cayton

A personality conflict turned into a fistfight between Minnesota Twins left-fielder Dan Gladden and second baseman Steve Lombardozzi, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The altercation apparently took place Thursday night at Gladden's home. Lombardozzi arrived for Friday's game with a black eye and scratches down the swollen left side of his face. Gladden suffered a cracked bone in his right ring finger. Neither of the combatants would comment Sunday. Manager Tom...

Boxing promoter Don King and billionaire Donald Trump have shown interest in a proposed fight between Tony Mandarich and heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, according to Mandarich's agent. Vern Sharbaugh, who represents Mandarich, said he met for more than two hours last week with King. "I was encouraged simply by the fact that we met," Sharbaugh told the Milwaukee Sentinel. "If King wasn`t at all interested, we never would have met." Mandarich, the Green Bay Packers` top pick in the...

Pro football: An aide to Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young says Young has tentatively declined an offer to be considered to replace Pete Rozelle as National Football League commissioner. Sandra Walker said Young was contacted by an NFL representative Thursday. - The New York State Athletic Commission has ruled that Bill Cayton had a valid manager's license during 1988 and 1989, refuting claims made by promoter Don King. King, who along with Mike Tyson, is trying to break...

A midafternoon rain falls on Houston. When it stops, roosters along Lone Oak, a street of bungalow-type homes set on cinder blocks, begin to crow. George Foreman, the former heavyweight champion, is due any minute at the white stucco building at 2202 Lone Oak, the one that says, in blue lettering, George Foreman Youth and Community Center. But it will be another hour or so before Foreman pulls up in a Buick and, wearing a white cap, a red T-shirt and blue denims, heads inside to...

Boxing promoter Don King and billionaire Donald Trump have shown interest in a proposed fight between Tony Mandarich and heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, according to Mandarich's agent. Vern Sharbaugh, who represents Mandarich, said he met for more than two hours last week with King. "I was encouraged simply by the fact that we met," Sharbaugh told the Milwaukee Sentinel. "If King wasn`t at all interested, we never would have met." Mandarich, the Green Bay Packers` top pick in the...

Pro football: An aide to Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young says Young has tentatively declined an offer to be considered to replace Pete Rozelle as National Football League commissioner. Sandra Walker said Young was contacted by an NFL representative Thursday. - The New York State Athletic Commission has ruled that Bill Cayton had a valid manager's license during 1988 and 1989, refuting claims made by promoter Don King. King, who along with Mike Tyson, is trying to break...

Short of a referee, it would be tough to find a man brave enough or fool enough to step between Mike Tyson and his opponents. Too great a chance of getting slugged. Hard. But Kevin Rooney is right there, stuck in the middle, as exposed and vulnerable as someone trying to block off Don King from an open microphone. He is Tyson's trainer, the man who shouts out punch combinations as if they were area codes ("six-one-one, five-one-one") from the heavyweight champion's corner. ...

He was, without question, the world's most marketable athlete. As Iron Mike Tyson, young, talented, seemingly invincible, prepared for his bout against challenger Michael Spinks in June, the sponsors lined up outside his gym offering millions if the heavyweight champion would plug their products. But that was ages ago. At least four months. Today, Mike Tyson remains the heavyweight champ. But while his body may not have taken a beating, his image certainly has. These days,...

Except for the rope burns on his back and some canvas burns a little lower, Jose Ribalta did not look much worse for wear after his close encounter with Mike Tyson. But then he said something in the postfight press conference that raised some questions about how well he really was. "All I want," Ribalta said Sunday night, "is a rematch with Mike Tyson. . . . We can go back out there right now." A low murmur spread as reporters tried to determine if Ribalta was the first of the 26 men...

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman goes for his 13th straight knockout in his comeback at age 40 Thursday on USA Cable when he meets Tony Fulgencia in Foreman's hometown of Marshall, Tex. But if you still don`t recognize the name of anyone Foreman has fought, you may soon. That's because Foreman's manager, his brother Roy, says Foreman is scheduled to fight former heavyweight contender David Bey Nov. 26 in Atlantic City and is negotiating for fights with...

He was, without question, the world's most marketable athlete. As Iron Mike Tyson, young, talented, seemingly invincible, prepared for his bout against challenger Michael Spinks in June, the sponsors lined up outside his gym offering millions if the heavyweight champion would plug their products. But that was ages ago. At least four months. Today, Mike Tyson remains the heavyweight champ. But while his body may not have taken a beating, his image certainly has. These days,...

A personality conflict turned into a fistfight between Minnesota Twins left-fielder Dan Gladden and second baseman Steve Lombardozzi, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The altercation apparently took place Thursday night at Gladden's home. Lombardozzi arrived for Friday's game with a black eye and scratches down the swollen left side of his face. Gladden suffered a cracked bone in his right ring finger. Neither of the combatants would comment Sunday. Manager Tom...

A midafternoon rain falls on Houston. When it stops, roosters along Lone Oak, a street of bungalow-type homes set on cinder blocks, begin to crow. George Foreman, the former heavyweight champion, is due any minute at the white stucco building at 2202 Lone Oak, the one that says, in blue lettering, George Foreman Youth and Community Center. But it will be another hour or so before Foreman pulls up in a Buick and, wearing a white cap, a red T-shirt and blue denims, heads inside to...

Short of a referee, it would be tough to find a man brave enough or fool enough to step between Mike Tyson and his opponents. Too great a chance of getting slugged. Hard. But Kevin Rooney is right there, stuck in the middle, as exposed and vulnerable as someone trying to block off Don King from an open microphone. He is Tyson's trainer, the man who shouts out punch combinations as if they were area codes ("six-one-one, five-one-one") from the heavyweight champion's corner. ...

If you want to see what courage is all about, up close and personal, go watch Northwestern open the Big 10 baseball season at home Saturday afternoon against Michigan. Scheduled to pitch for the Wolverines in the first game of a double-header is Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand. Abbott won the 1987 Sullivan Award after starring for the U.S. in last summer's Pan American Games. SECRET WEAPON Gov. James Thompson and Illinois harness racing officials...

Don King, do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth? "I know no other way, because life is too ephemeral." Monday night's heavyweight championship bout between Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks will be one of the richest sporting events ever. As boxing's premier promoter, how do you feel? "Let me tell you something. I became so enraptured by Curtis Strange the other day at the U.S. Open that I went out to hit a bucket of golf balls. I had a tee time, too....

Commissioner Peter Ueberroth says he wouldn`t allow teams to use replacement players if there is a baseball strike in 1990. Ueberroth said team owners have discussed the possible use of replacement players. The contract between the baseball union and the owners expires Dec. 31, 1989. Ueberroth's term as commissioner expires at the same time. Ueberroth also said he is in favor of limited interleague play, expansion to 32 teams with four four-team divisions in each...

If you want to see what courage is all about, up close and personal, go watch Northwestern open the Big 10 baseball season at home Saturday afternoon against Michigan. Scheduled to pitch for the Wolverines in the first game of a double-header is Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand. Abbott won the 1987 Sullivan Award after starring for the U.S. in last summer's Pan American Games. SECRET WEAPON Gov. James Thompson and Illinois harness racing officials...

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman goes for his 13th straight knockout in his comeback at age 40 Thursday on USA Cable when he meets Tony Fulgencia in Foreman's hometown of Marshall, Tex. But if you still don`t recognize the name of anyone Foreman has fought, you may soon. That's because Foreman's manager, his brother Roy, says Foreman is scheduled to fight former heavyweight contender David Bey Nov. 26 in Atlantic City and is negotiating for fights with...

Commissioner Peter Ueberroth says he wouldn`t allow teams to use replacement players if there is a baseball strike in 1990. Ueberroth said team owners have discussed the possible use of replacement players. The contract between the baseball union and the owners expires Dec. 31, 1989. Ueberroth's term as commissioner expires at the same time. Ueberroth also said he is in favor of limited interleague play, expansion to 32 teams with four four-team divisions in each...